East King Duke, Body Perishes

East King Duke laughed heartily upon hearing this. "Yun Ting, boy, you don't actually think I'm that Zhunti fellow, do you? No matter how strong your Origin and Foundation, your cultivation is merely late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. How could you possibly be a match for This Seat?"

On Mount Sumeru, Zhunti, who had been observing the battle with his Divine Sense, angrily threw down a cup. "Senior Brother, is this matter of me getting beaten up by Yun Ting and having the Green Lotus Treasure Banner snatched from me never going to pass? Even that bastard East King Duke dares to mock me now. When I become a Saint in the future, I'll definitely scheme against him to death."

Jieyin wore a bitter expression upon hearing this. "Junior Brother, I think you might be overthinking things. Mm, don't forget, the Dao Ancestor has already merged with the Dao and won't emerge unless something major happens. Do you think East King Duke dying counts as something major?"

Zhunti chuckled. "Killing him wouldn't affect the grand scheme... Senior Brother, do you mean this East King Duke fellow won't live much longer?"

Jieyin nodded. "Junior Brother, guess—the Three Pure Ones plus the two Golden Crows plus Yun Ting. With this power combination, would killing East King Duke be difficult? Sharp as you are, you can't possibly think Yun Ting went all the way to the Eastern Sea just to catch two Primordial Unity Golden Immortal-level oxen as mounts, can you? If that were the case, Tong Tian's Shangqing Palace and his own Demon Court have no shortage of rare birds and divine beasts at that level. He could just grab one to ride... Why travel so far to the Eastern Sea? This is clearly looking for an excuse to deal with East King Duke."

Zhunti thought to himself, "Heh, so that's how it is. I never expected my usually simple-minded senior brother to be this clever."

Back in the Eastern Sea, Yun Ting and East King Duke had already begun fighting in earnest. The Eastern Sea's waves surged violently as Yun Ting stood on a white lotus, radiating brilliant light that purified everything around him. He wore the Taiji Diagram, wielded the Hun Yuan Sword, and his Sword Qi was fierce. Yun Ting challenged East King Duke, his form like lightning, his sword energy transforming into a massive dragon that charged straight at his opponent.

East King Duke's expression turned grave. His staff blazed with golden light, transforming into a golden divine dragon to meet the attack. The two collided with a thunderous roar, the energy rippling across the Eastern Sea, raising towering waves and churning the clouds in the sky.

Yun Ting, leveraging the power of the white lotus, pressed the Golden Bridge of the Sea of Suffering down upon East King Duke. East King Duke traced runes, forming a barrier of light, with divine beast projections resisting the pressure.

Yun Ting struck with all his might, his sword light like a rainbow, stabbing toward East King Duke's barrier. Suddenly, a golden dragon appeared before East King Duke, merging with him. In an instant, East King Duke's aura surged. "Yun Ting, you are indeed formidable. This Seat has merged the Immortal Court's fate-golden dragon with myself, breaking through to Quasi-Saint Perfection. You are doomed."

Yun Ting nodded. "Truly impressive. If I were fighting alone, I really couldn't beat you." Then he shouted directly, "East King Duke is bullying a child! Dad, Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Eastern Emperor, Heavenly Emperor, come help~~~~~"

That shout caused quite a stir. Instantly, five spatial tears appeared as Yuanshi, Laozi, Tong Tian, Taiyi, and Di Jun all arrived, glaring at East King Duke with ill intent. Tong Tian sneered. "East King Duke, my son was just passing through. Why did you suddenly pick a fight with him?"

East King Duke's eyes darted around. "Mm, I am the Head of Male Immortals personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor. As long as I find a reasonable excuse, they shouldn't dare kill me..." With that thought, he pointed at Kui Niu. "This fine thunder beast—Yun Ting failed to subdue it as a mount and wanted to kill and eat it. If everyone acts this way, how will the Primordial Wilderness's divine beasts survive?"

Yuanshi followed East King Duke's pointing finger and nodded. "Mm, worthy of the Orthodox Lineage of the Three Pure Ones, same taste as This Seat. Mm, Kui Niu meat is indeed quite tasty..." Then he looked at East King Duke. "You live on a sea island, but you can't control things this broadly, can you? Did you raise this Kui Niu? My nephew wants to eat some meat, and you interfere?" He held the Pangu Banner, looking hostile and ready to act.

Laozi stopped Yuanshi. "Ting'er didn't suffer much loss. This East King Duke is now merged with the Immortal Court's fate. Attacking him would affect the fate." He took out the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and handed it to Yun Ting. "Second Brother, lend the Pangu Banner to Fellow Cultivator Di Jun. He is the master of the Demon Court, so it's proper for him to act against this fellow."

Di Jun quickly agreed. "Young friend Yun Ting is the Western Emperor of my Demon Court. East King Duke attacking him is an attack on my Demon Court. Naturally, we should handle this." He took the Pangu Banner lent to him by Yuanshi, thinking, "The Demon Court has three great emperors. Yun Ting has the Hun Yuan Sword, Taiyi has the Chaos Bell, but I have no Innate Supreme Treasure. Mm, among the six of us here, including the Three Pure Ones, it seems I'm still the only one without an Innate Supreme Treasure. That won't do. Next time a treasure appears, I need to snatch one."

Thus, Di Jun swung the Pangu Banner, Yun Ting slashed with the Hun Yuan Sword, and Taiyi directly sealed the space with the Chaos Bell to prevent accidentally tearing space and killing nearby fish and shrimp, avoiding too much karmic entanglement.

Before long, under the combined assault of the Demon Court's three great emperors, East King Duke was on the verge of divine fall. However, the Queen Mother of the West, feeling sympathy for her kind, arrived at that moment. "East King Duke is, after all, the Head of Male Immortals personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor. Isn't it inappropriate for you to kill him like this?"

Yun Ting's expression turned hostile. "You want to help him?" Then he said to the system, "Check the entry for this Queen Mother of the West."

"[Name: Queen Mother of the West] [Cultivation: Quasi-Saint Late Stage] [Entries: Immortal Lord of Jade Pond (Red), Controller of Peaches of Immortality (Red), Venerable of Female Immortals (Red), Realm of Immortals Adjudicator (Gold), Yin-Yang Immortal Method (Gold)] Because she has the assistance of peaches, her current cultivation is indeed decent. The Host's cultivation is insufficient for now and cannot extract or rewrite her entries." The system provided the entries and evaluation.

Yun Ting nodded inwardly. "Queen Mother of the West is already at Quasi-Saint Late Stage... Mm, that doesn't matter. We have five Quasi-Saint Late Stages here. Six against two, advantage is mine." With that decision made, he said, "Queen Mother of the West, we are neighbors. I don't want to offend you. I hope you won't bring trouble upon yourself."

The Queen Mother of the West chuckled. "Three peaches from the Mother Tree of the Peach Garden. Spare East King Duke once. How about it?"

Taiyi chuckled. "What's so special about the Mother Peach Tree? Like we've never eaten peaches before. There are six of us here, and you bring out three peaches? With our status, sharing one peach between two? Might as well not eat at all."